01 LaunchCast — Intro to the Growth Mindset podcast

The Harris family get excited

with Sam and Jane Harris

The first introduction episode to the Growth Mindset Podcast. Sam explores some of the main events and funny stories that cultured his growth mindset with his mother Jane. Expect travel stories and business insights. He comes away with some great advice for anyone wanting to blend more adventure with success in their life. It lays a great base for guests to come.

Show Notes

Jane’s Top Tips:

Stoicism - The practice of resilience and stepping outside your comfort zone and reduce your fear of losing everything and appreciating what you do have. She actually got this from my nan who was a crazy awesome lady and used to send her kids to the neighbours randomly just so they would be okay if for some reason the parents died which I guess is the ultimate resilience for any child. Which is a practice I haven’t really heard of this day and age.

Meditation and focus - This was a really big one for her. The practice of calming your mind and helping to find focus and peace. and from that Try not to do so many things at once so you can apply more focus to the things that are your priorities and ultimately be more successful as a whole. Remember that often less is more.

Test your ideas, the earlier the better - Don’t be afraid to start a business at uni if things go tits up your back at home with your parents . and it’s okay to play it safe and try less risky business models that aren’t going to change the world straight away but will help teach you the essentials of launching a business, you can then scale up when you have more time.Basically, think sensibly about what fits your situation the best and then try things that fit the potential market. In general, if you’ve had dreams of running a business but it seems like such a big thing it really not that hard to just start a small side project without sacrificing everything and literally anyone can do it.